Surviving in anime world, playing with a girl and getting watched by the live chat.

Shima Rin said softly, forcing a smile.

She wasn't a cheerful person when facing strangers, but she felt obligated to help those who offered her food and drink. Even if she hadn't eaten, drunk, or used anything from them, she should still show friendliness first.

"Really? Then get some rest so you don't exhaust yourself again."

Although Shinonome really wanted Shima Rin to help him, he couldn't bring himself to say it.

If Shima Rin were healthy, even if they had just met, he would have offered to help instead of just sitting around. But Shima Rin was clearly overworked and needed to rest, so it would be incredibly inconsiderate of him to say such a thing.

"Ah."

Shima Rin nodded slightly without saying a word.

She felt safe and secure with someone around, even though this peer named Dongyun dressed like a pervert.

I'm finally not alone anymore.

Although they were all fellow sufferers, wandering the wilderness like she was, at least she had companions. She could huddle together for warmth, have someone to look after her no matter what she did, and sleep soundly at night.

"I also want to rest."

"I'm exhausted from setting up the scaffolding," said Kagamihara Nadeshiko pitifully.

She cut down trees and built scaffolding during the day, and continued building scaffolding at night even when she wasn't cutting down trees. She felt so tired and exhausted, and just wanted to collapse and sleep forever.

"You can't rest yet, Nadeshiko. Let's try for another hour."

Shinonome knew Nadeshiko was tired, and he and Gabriel were tired too, but no matter how tired they were, they still had to deal with the meat. It was fine if the meat rotted, but it would be such a waste to just let it rot without doing anything.

"I only want to work hard for half an hour."

Gabriel said listlessly.

She's going to set it up, no matter what.

"Keep going, Xiao Jia, don't stop."

Shinonome encouraged Gabriel. He had told Nadeshiko he would work for an hour, and he hoped Gabriel could work for another hour. He would take Nadeshiko's place guarding the camp tonight, watching the meat and fire, smoking and drying the meat, and making racks for the square pieces.

He wanted to work harder and finish the job by tomorrow, so that after processing all the meat, they could take a break and relax for the rest of the day.

"do not want!"

Gabriel strongly refused.

She can't go on anymore, she really can't. She worked all day yesterday and is working all day today. She'll break down if she works for another hour.

"Half an hour is my limit. I'll die if I work for another minute."

Gabriel's face was full of reluctance.

There's already plenty of meat; there's no need to work overtime to smoke and dry it. Besides, they've finished processing the python meat; now they're processing the monitor lizard meat.

The temperature isn't high tonight, so the meat won't rot much by tomorrow. Wouldn't it be better for them to rest well tonight and get up early to work tomorrow? There's no need to rush.

It is indeed necessary.

There's something Dongyun didn't mention, and that's the issue of the rain shelter.

They had too much meat to dry; they needed meat racks for both smoking and drying meat.

If it rains, even if you put meat under the campfire shelter and on the soon-to-be-made hut, there will still be a lot of meat that can't hang down.

The sea cliffs wouldn't be big enough to hold the rest of the meat. They could probably stack it up, but the meat would likely rot, and the stench of the rotting meat would keep them awake.

Time waits for no one.

A day is too short, and people's physical strength is limited, yet they have too much to do.

Logically speaking, it's already quite good and impressive that they've achieved a life with no worries about food or water, fire, and shelter in just one week. However, they can't be satisfied with that. Human desires are endless, and once the quality of life improves, they'll only want to continue improving it.

If he had to say when he would be satisfied, Shinonome's answer would be: electricity, firearms, entertainment, and running water.

His life could exist without the internet, but it needed electricity, guns to hunt any animal in the wilderness, a variety of entertainment to kill boredom, and clean, unpolluted tap water that could flow out at home with just a turn of the faucet or a switch.

Gabriel said she would strike in half an hour, and she did. Shinonome didn't say anything about it, but just told Nadeshiko that she could also end her overtime work.

"Xiaoyun, aren't you going to rest?"

Kagamihara Nadeshiko happily sat down next to Shinonome and asked him with concern when she saw him still mechanically smoking meat.

"Take a break later."

Dongyun also wanted to rest, but he wanted to rest less now in exchange for more rest later.

"emmmmmm".

Looking at the burning flames, Kagamihara Nadeshiko pondered, "I'll do some more work later."

"No need, you should rest well. We'll get back to work tomorrow. Get some rest and work even harder tomorrow."

Dongyun yawned, feeling so tired that he couldn't stay awake any longer.

Despite getting enough sleep from the intense work every day, the lack of appetite at night leaves them feeling exhausted. It seems that after the meat is smoked and dried, they'll need to make salt. The salt from animal meat and seafood alone isn't enough; they can't keep feeling weak and listless.

"You should rest too. If you keep working like this, you'll ruin your health, and that won't be worth it."

Gabriel saw that Shinonome was still smoking meat and didn't want to slack off, so she tried to persuade him.

Everyone's health is important. If one person falls ill, it affects not only themselves but also their companions who need to take care of them. To put it another way, if Dongyun were to fall ill, someone would inevitably have to take care of him, and the burden of life would fall entirely on the shoulders of two or even one other person.

"okay."

Seeing that Nadeshiko and Gabriel were both trying to persuade him, Shinonome didn't insist on pushing himself. He planned to smoke the meat that had just been hung up, let it air dry, and then rest.

However, before resting, he had something to say to Nadeshiko and Gabriel.

This is about moving to the bay.

According to Shima Rin's description, there is a river in the bay that flows into the sea. The reason they cannot see the river from the top of the sea cliff is that it is hidden in a forest.

Some viewers speculated in the live chat that the forest might be a mangrove forest.

Chapter 60 Heading to the Gulf

Who would have thought.

The river is hidden in the jungle and quietly flows into the sea.

Upon receiving news of the river from Shima Rin, Shinonome was truly astonished to discover that the river they had been searching for so desperately, seemingly so far away, was actually right under their noses.

It seems they can move now.

Getting water from the pond for daily use is too troublesome and too dangerous.

Moreover, ponds are stagnant water that doesn't flow, so even if you filter and boil it, it's hard to say that there won't be harmful substances in the water that could affect your health.

If there were no danger from walking fish, living in the sea cave would be fine for them. But since there is a danger from walking fish and there is a river in the bay, moving there would be a good option for them.

However, this is on the premise that there are no walking fish or other animals that pose a deadly threat to them in the bay.

Otherwise, instead of moving to the bay, you might as well live here at the sea cliff. At least here there is a sea cave that can shelter you from the wind and rain and protect you from typhoons.

Shinonome told Nadeshiko, Gabriel, and the newcomer Shima Rin about his idea of ​​moving to the bay.

He asked them to think about it and decide whether they wanted to move to the bay, because they might not be able to find a good natural shelter like the sea caves there. So they would probably have to build their own shelter, not only rebuilding their huts, making meat drying racks, and gathering firewood, but also moving meat, ropes, coconut shells, and other things there.

Some things don't need to be moved, like coconut shells and clam shells. The bay should have plenty of coconuts and shells. But even if those don't need to be moved, moving meat and other things is still hard work.

Dense jungle lies between the sea cliffs and the bay.

They need to be careful not to get lost in the jungle when they move, and they also need to be careful not to encounter wild animals and poisonous insects that may attack them.

To avoid getting lost, Shima Rin tried to stay close to the seaside jungle. Unless there was an obstacle in her path, she wouldn't let the sea disappear from her sight, and even if it did, it couldn't be out of her sight for too long.

Sea cave at night.

Gabriel made a palm leaf bed for Shima Rin, who used to sleep in her bed.

Tonight, Kagamihara Nadeshiko needs to keep watch at the camp, so in addition to Gabriel and Shima Rin, Shinonome will also be in the sea cave at night.

Without any interaction or entertainment, Shinonome went to bed and closed his eyes to sleep after returning to the sea cave. After the bed was made, Gabriel and Shima Rin, like Shinonome, quickly lay down and fell asleep.

In the makeshift shelter at the campsite, Kagamihara Nadeshiko, who was on night watch, had already gone to sleep early. Although she was in charge of the night watch, her main concern was the seagulls that frequented the rocky beach and sea cliffs, which slept at night and only came out to forage at dawn.

Therefore, Kagamihara Nadeshiko did not need to keep her eyes open all the time. As long as she did not sleep too soundly, she could wake up quickly when she heard strange noises to check the situation. After all, it was hard to guarantee that nocturnal birds or mammals would not dare to come to the sea cliffs to steal dried meat.

For the next two days, Shima Rin rested and occasionally helped out.

She lent her machete to the woodcutter, Nadeshiko Kagamihara, while Shinonome and Gabriel were busy smoking and drying meat as before.

Finally, on the third day after Shima Rin arrived, they hung all the meat that could be dried on the drying rack. The next step was to smoke the meat that hadn't been smoked yet, to evaporate the moisture in the meat as quickly as possible and turn it into jerky.

If you just rely on sun drying, there's still a risk of rotting, so it's safer to smoke the meat first and then hang it to dry.

"How are you feeling today?"

At night, everyone sat around the campfire eating dinner. Shinonome looked at Shima Rin and asked her with concern.

Tomorrow, he and Nadeshiko will go to the bay with Shima Rin to explore its environment and decide whether they should move there. If the bay isn't suitable for living, they'll bring back Shima Rin's camping gear.